Rwanda-supported M23 rebels took over in the Democratic Republic of the Goma city in the early week.
Refugees and surrendered Congo soldiers have arrived at the Rwanda border to seek security after the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels took over in the Democratic Republic of the Goma City Congo from the beginning. Rebels have also taken over the Goma area airport.
Rwanda has let people flee from the Congo across the border on Tuesday, says Reuters.
According to calculations based on AFP hospital sources, over a hundred people have died in recent battles and almost a thousand wounded or injured.
A total of 17 of the dead are peacekeepers.
Battle The rebel group between the M23 and the Democratic Republic of Congo has accelerated since the beginning of the year.
The UN peacekeeping troops in the eastern part of Congo have also warned of ethnic violence in the area.
More than half a million people have fled their homes in the eastern part of Congo due to battles during January, says the National Foreign Minister at the UN Security Council meeting.
– The humanitarian situation continues to decline, with 500,000 new internal refugees in the provinces of northern and southern pain alone during January, said the Congo Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner.
Sources: Reuters, AFP